The inside of a costume design workshop features dress forms with dresses under construction and costume sketches on a table.

Production design is the creation of a story's environment ? conveying tone and era while transporting the audience into another world. For artists looking to establish a career in this inventive field, GW's Program of Theatre and Dance offers a three-year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Production Design with opportunities in the areas of costume, lighting and scenery design.